Camino Real Tijuana

Not a terribly productive day ... drive to campus (too many cars! too much hyper traffic! no parking!), then back to the hotel, then a walk around the Gaslamp Quarter, then back to campus (too many cars! too much hyper traffic! no parking!), then back to hotel. <br><br>... but I did learn that there is a "Little Italy" in San Diego. I ...

At work all day, then late afternoon flight. No problems with flight at all ... arrived, got rental car, then drove the few miles to the W Hotel. Very swank. The "living room" bar was happening ... but we just went to our rooms, then met for dinner at Rice, the embedded restaurant, which serves Cuban/Asian fusion. Food was fine, not fab.<br><br>Room is fun ... there's a chalkboard (that received a bit of J. Alfred Prufrock from me) and a window seat. And the linens are wonderful.<br><br><br>

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... out your forms and get your I.D checked. Then you will have to proceed down a couple of buildings to the Bank to pay for your Visa (about $22 US), then go back to the Immigration office to have your paperwork officially stamped, also make sure that you get your passport stamped, as they may not do it without you asking!<br>As we are staying ...

... down the high street finding it almost impossible to avoid being offered all sorts of wares and took a left of the main drag that led us down a very dusty road that confirmed we were now definitely not in the states, to a museum of Mexico that the guide booked raved about. The maps in the guide book are great for a basic idea of where things are but not that detailed so inevitable we ended up asking for directions. A Woman in a furniture store that we passed on the way that we were ...

... at our site and even a gourmet coffee bar in the morning! The campground is located in the city of Chula Vista which is about 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. We were in the pool by 6:30pm on Wednesday. Thursday morning, we departed the campsite at 8:00 to make the trip to Tijuana, Mexico. Chula Vista is approximately 10 miles from the Mexican border. We took the city bus to the trolley station which took us to the border. Basically, you get ...

... saw a brief glimpse of another country and culture, just got a bit stressful at the end, I think that in future the tour company should warn people about needing to allow at least an hour to get through the border and warn you that Mexican coaches don't always run on their schedule!!! That night we went to the complex across the road from our hostel, to check out sites such as the famous Graumann's Chinese Theatre, Kodak theatre - where they have the Golden Oscar awards and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

... of the bag. They also dripped down into my walkie-talkies and ruined them. So I started to clean out the bag and got frustrated and said ___ with it, I'm going to the Cheesecake Factory! So at around 10pm I walked down the street and ate at the Cheesecake Factory and had fried macaroni and cheese with mashed potatoes. It was good. Then the next morning I woke up at 8am and repacked everything I had. I then took a cab to the ship at 10am and found that there was 72 (very ...

... I get to the city park where the museum are it is already getting a bit dark. So I stay on saddle and cycle through the park filming the museums on bike! It is a chame you can not see the videos! By now it it close to 5 pm and I have to return the bike, so I do not waste any time and head non-stop to the bike shop in the city to return the bike. Ater that I have a not so great Chinese dinner and catch the next train bank. Nahid is waiting for me at the sation :)